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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
2nd Community Health Officers Conference for western states to be held at Nashik on 6th -7th October, 2023
MoS  Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar along with MoS  S P Singh Baghel will inaugurate the second CHO Conference
: Mumbai, October 5, 2023
The second Regional Community Health Officers  Conference, organized for western zone states, will be held in Nashik, Maharashtra, on 6th and 7th October, 2023. Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar along with Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare S P Singh Baghel will inaugurate the two-day conference. The participating States/UTs are Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Goa and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, and Daman & Diu. 200 CHOs including 40 CHOs from AYUSH HWCs will participate in the conference. This conference is being held for the second time after the success of the first regional CHO conference in Varanasi in December 2022.
India’s commitment to achieving universal health coverage, was translated through the establishment of health and wellness centres as a platform for providing comprehensive primary healthcare closer to people’s homes across the country. Ayushman Bharat - Health and Wellness Centres are envisioned to be the foundation of India’s primary health care system. As on date, more than 1.61 lakhs HWCs have been operationalized.
The Community Health Officers  are the backbone of Sub Health Centre-Health and Wellness Centres. They perform crucial clinical, managerial, and public health functions in coordination with the team of multipurpose workers and ASHAs. As of now, more than 1.30 lakh CHOs have been placed at SHC-HWCs across the country.
The conference will focus on the four following themes
- Clinical & public health functions - roll out of comprehensive primary healthcare services, organizing wellness activities and annual health calendar days etc.
- Managerial functions - management of HWC team members, periodic reviews, supportive supervision and administrative functions.
- Community connect & AYUSH integration - working in coordination with Jan Arogya Samiti, VHSNCs, convergence with other departments and integration of AYUSH.
- IT initiatives - telemedicine through e-Sanjeevani and continuum of care, Tele-Manas ABHA-ID.
The Principal Secretary , Government of Maharashtra, Shri. N. Nawin Sona, Commissioner Health Services & MD NHM Shri Dheeraj Kumar and other senior officials from MoHFW, Ministry of AYUSH, National Health Systems Resource Centre will also attend the conference.
The workshop will be conducted for one and half days . It will include field visits to sub-health centres to understand the mechanism of delivering comprehensive primary healthcare and continuum of care. On the second day of the workshop, CHOs from west zone states will make presentations on the four themes and eminent experts will speak on comprehensive primary health care.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to interact with doctors, paramedical staff and other frontline health workers of Varanasi on 21 May
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will interact with doctors, paramedical staff and other frontline health workers of Varanasi on 21 May 2021 at 11 AM via video conferencing.
Prime Minister will review the working of various Covid hospitals in Varanasi including Pandit Rajan Mishra Covid Hospital, which was recently started through the joint efforts of DRDO and Indian Army. He will also review the working of non-Covid hospitals in the district.
Prime Minister will also discuss the ongoing efforts for tackling the second wave of Covid in Varanasi, and preparations for the future.
AYUSH
Minister of State for Ayush inaugurates the conference on Homeopathy in Kolkata today
Union Minister of State for Ayush and Women and Child Development Dr Mahendrabhai Munjapara inaugurated the conference on Homeopathy today at Kolkata with the aim to achieve “Sarvajnaya Swasthya,".
The conference was organised by Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy through Dr Anjali Chatterjee Regional Research Institute for Homoeopathy as an East zone event ,to lead homoeopathy to a stage where it becomes the primary choice for patient treatment, wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention – a goal en-capsulated by "Sarvajnaya Swasthya".
The World Homoeopathy Day commemorates the birth anniversary of Dr Samuel Hahnemann on 10th of April. This year it was decided to mark the celebration not for one day or at one place, but to organise events in four zones across the country.
While inaugurating the conference ,Dr. Munjapara appreciated the clinical effects of homoeopathy and efforts being made in research. He said that great strides are being made in all systems of Ayush. He further informed that the Ministry of Ayush is promoting infrastructure development, human resource development, drug development and creating Ayush resources based on research and best practices.
The Minister also said the time has come to bring forth the evidence in favour of homoeopathy in front of the world by collating clinical and research evidence.
West Bengal is the capital province of Homoeopathy in India, from where the system flourished and spread to all parts of the country.
This endeavor paves the way for India to attain global leadership in homoeopathic education, practice and research, with a firm commitment to ensuring that all treatments and approaches are grounded in high-quality, evidence-based parameters.
A delegation representing the film and entertainment industry, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Mumbai today. The delegation comprised producers and CEOs of companies in the entertainment industry.
The delegation expressed its strong support of the Prime Minister's vision for making India a five trillion dollar economy in the near future. They gave an overview of the vast growth potential of the media and entertainment industry in India, and said that this sector is poised to contribute in a significant way towards this goal.
The delegation pitched for lower, and uniform rates of GST, for the entertainment industry in India.
Members of the delegation strongly called for the development of Mumbai as the global entertainment capital, through various initiatives and proactive approaches.
The Prime Minister said that the Indian entertainment industry enjoys immense popularity across the world. It is one of the key elements of India's rising soft power status, globally, he added. He assured the delegation that the Union Government is supportive of the media and entertainment industry; and would consider the suggestions positively.
Shri Akshay Kumar, Shri Ajay Devgan, Shri Rakesh Roshan, Shri Prasoon Joshi, Shri Karan Johar and Shri Siddhartha Roy Kapur were among those present at the meeting.
Ministry of Defence
Closing Ceremony: India-Nepal Joint Ex SURYA KIRAN-XIII
Exercise SURYA KIRAN-XIII, a joint military training exercise between India & Nepal culminated today at Pithoragarh, wherein the troops of both Armies participated in 14-day long joint training based on counter terrorist operations.
The training culminated with a 72-hour outdoor exercise in which troops of both contingents carried out a Cordon and Search Operation in a mock counter-insurgency village. During the final phase of the exercise, Maj Gen Neeraj Verma, Chief of Staff, HQ UB Area was present as Observer Representative of Indian Army and Maj Gen Rajendra Karki, Division Commander, Mid Western Division was present from Nepal Army.
Besides training, both the contingents also participated in a number of extra-curricular activities including friendly Football, Basketball, Volleyball matches and a cultural event on the final day to increase the bonhomie between troops. The joint training was undoubtedly, an unprecedented success. Besides promoting understanding and inter-operability between the two armies, it further helped in cementing ties between both the nations.
PIB Headquarters
SETU-SR a 24X7 helpline by Southern Railway for transportation of essential commodities helps a cancer patient to get the medicines
Southern Railway has delivered, through its Parcel Cargo Express train, Cancer Medicine to the ailing mother of Shri. Vadivel , resident of a village near Chidambaram district of Tamil Nadu. On 23-4-2020 a call was received to SETU SR helpline from Shri. Vadivel enquiring if the medicines could be transported from Chennai to Chidambaram. The issue was taken up by the officials manning the helpline and they got in touch with the Divisional authorities in Chennai and Trichy division. Since there was no direct train from Chennai to Chidambaram, the medicine was sent to Trichy by T.no.00657  and from Trichy , it was sent by the T.no:00658 Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore parcel train. The SETU SR helpline members' coordinated with the divisional authorities in Trichy division to ensure that the medicine reaches the patient at Chidambaram. The same was delivered on 24-4-2020 to a relative of Shri. Vadivel at Chidambaram by Station authorities.
SETU- SR is an initiative of Southern Railways for facilitating transport of essential commodities during COVID-19 Lockdown. It works through 247 helpline  manned by the Probationary Officers, according to a press release issued by Shri. B.Guganesan, Chief Public Relations Officer, SOUTHERN RAILWAY , Chennai.
Prime Minister's Office
PM acknowledges role of NEP in making India a knowledge hub
The Prime Minister’s Office has shared an article written by Union Minister of Education, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan titled “Once again, a knowledge hub” on the occasion of National Education Policy’s third anniversary.
The Prime Minister’s Office tweeted;
“On the National Education Policy’s third anniversary, Union Minister for Education, Shri @dpradhanbjp writes how the policy is geared to making India the epicentre of emerging technologies.”
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
FCI transports 1,000 train loads in 20 days during lockdown
Food Corporation of India  has achieved a rare distinction of transporting more than 1,000 train loads  carrying about 3 Million Metric Tonnes  of food grains during the lockdown period since 24.03.2020. It has also been able to unload about 950 rakes  in various states of the country during the same period. On an average FCI is loading and unloading about 3 Lakh Metric Tonnes  every day since the start of lockdown, which is almost double its normal average.
FCI has already delivered about 5.9 MMT of Food Grains to the state governments since nationwide lock down under various schemes including about 2 MMT under the PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana  at an average of about 2.95 Lakh MT per day. The entire workforce of FCI at every part of the country including far flung areas like Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep, Leh, Arunachal Pradesh etc are working on a 24/7 basis to ensure that handling of combined operations of transport and delivery of about 6 Lakh Metric Tonnes  of food grains every day is carried out uninterruptedly. Along with supplying stocks for regular NFSA and additional requirements, FCI is ensuring that stocks are made available to NGOs and Welfare Organizations for undertaking relief operations for people facing food shortages due to Covid 19 pandemic at subsidized rates.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
India and UK conclude second round of talks for India-UK Free Trade Agreement 
On Thursday 17 March 2022, the Republic of India and the United Kingdom concluded the second round of talks for an India-UK Free Trade Agreement .
A delegation of Indian officials undertook technical talks in London. The negotiations were conducted in a hybrid fashion, with some negotiators in a dedicated UK negotiations facility, and others attending virtually.
For this round of negotiations, draft treaty text was shared and discussed across most chapters that will make up the agreement. Technical experts from both sides came together for discussions in 64 separate sessions covering 26 policy areas.
The third round of negotiations is due to be hosted by India in April 2022.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 116Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 15.2 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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15,20,94,556
More than 116 crore vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 15.2Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
EAC-PM
EAC-PM to release the Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100
Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister will release the Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100 on 30th August 2022. The Competitiveness Roadmap is a collaborative edndevour between EAC-PM, The Institute for Competitiveness headed by Dr Amit Kapoor, and Professor Michael E. Porter and Dr Christian Ketels from Harvard Business School.
The document will be released in the presence of Dr Bibek Debroy, Chairman EAC-PM, Amitabh Kant, Sherpa, G-20, Sanjeev Sanyal, Member, EAC-PM. The program shall have insights and remarks by Dr Amit Kapoor, Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness and Visiting Lecturer, Stanford University; Professor Michael E. Porter and Dr Christian Ketels of Harvard Business School and keynotes by Dr Bibek Debroy, Amitabh Kant and Sanjeev Sanyal. The release will also have a panel discussion of the members of the Stakeholder Group constituted as part of the initiative. The panel includes Hari Menon, Director India Country Office, BMGF; Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet; Gurcharan Das, Author and Thinker; Sumant Sinha, Chairman & MD, Renew Power et al.
The Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100 is based on the framework developed by Professor Michael E. Porter. India@100 is a roadmap for our country’s journey towards its centennial year, identifying the steps required to realize the vast potential and huge ambitions that you have outlined for our nation. The roadmap stands to inform and guide the way for India to become a higher-income country by 2047. It proposes policy goals, principles and approaches to further drive India’s economy in the direction of sustainability and resilience, embedded in social progress and shared prosperity. The roadmap presents an integrated agenda of prioritised initiatives based on a thorough examination of India’s present economic state and competitive advantages. Building on the many reforms your government has enacted over recent years, it addresses both what actions India needs to prioritize now and how it needs to organize itself to deliver these actions effectively.
The document also asserts that the competitiveness approach should serve as the cornerstone of India’s economic and social policy to drive India’s growth further and sustain it over the long term.
The release event takes place at Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts , Janpath, New Delhi at 11:00 AM. The event is open to press and will be live streamed on YouTube at www.YouTube.com/arthsastra.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Uzbekistan for strengthening cooperation in the field of Tourism
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Memorandum of Understanding  between India and Uzbekistan for strengthening cooperation in the field of Tourism. The MoU will be signed during the VIP visit from Uzbekistan to India on 1st October 2018.
Benefits:
Signing of the MoU in the field of Tourism will help the two countries in creating an institutional mechanism for enhancing cooperation in the tourism sector. It will also help in increasing foreign tourist arrivals from Uzbekistan to the country. This in turn will result in economic development and employment generation. The MoU shall create favourable conditions for long-term tourism cooperation for the mutual benefits of all stakeholders within the broader framework and areas of cooperation. In addition, the MoU shall explore to incorporate the best practices in order to implement the measures that will realizes the objectives set out in it.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 
Cabinet approves recommendations of Group of Ministers constituted to examine the specific recommendations of High Level Empowered Committee  constituted to address the issues of Stressed Thermal Power Projects
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister has approved the recommendations of Group of Ministers  constituted to examine the specific recommendations of High Level Empowered Committee  constituted to address the issues of Stressed Thermal Power Projects.
The CCEA has approved recommendations of the GoM mainly relating to grant of linkage coal for short-term PPA, allowed existing coal linkage to be used in case of termination of PPAs due to payment default by DISCOMs, procurement of bulk power by a nodal agency against pre-declared linkages, Central/State Gencos may act as an aggregator of power, increase in quantity of coal for special forward e-auction for power sector, coal linkage auctions to be held at regular intervals, non-lapsing of short supplies of coal, ACQ to be determined based on efficiency, payment of Late Payment Surcharge  made mandatory, non-cancellation of PPA/FSA/LTOA post NCLT scenario and non-cancellation of PPA for non-compliance of COD. With the implementation of these recommendations, many of the issues affecting the Thermal Power Sector are likely to get resolved.
Background:
The Government of India constituted a High Level Empowered Committee  under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary to address the issues of stressed thermal power projects. The committee made its recommendations to resolve the stress in thermal power sector and submitted its report in Nov' 18. The report of HLEC is available on the website of Ministry of Power. The Government thereafter constituted a Group of Ministers  to examine the specific recommendations of HLEC and forward its comments for consideration of the Cabinet. Subsequently GoM recommended majority of HLEC recommendations.
Prime Minister's Office
PM bows to Mahatma Gandhi on his Jayanti
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his Jayanti.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"राष्ट्रपिता महात्मा गांधी को उनकी जन्म-जयंती पर विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि। पूज्य बापू का जीवन और आदर्श देश की हर पीढ़ी को कर्तव्य पथ पर चलने के लिए प्रेरित करता रहेगा।
I bow to respected Bapu on Gandhi Jayanti. His noble principles are globally relevant and give strength to millions."
Ministry of Women and Child Development
PM CARES for Children Scheme
Scheme Aims To Support Children Who Have Lost Both Parents Or Legal Guardian Or Adoptive Parents Or Surviving Parent To COVID-19 Pandemic
Any Citizen Can Inform Administration Regarding A Child Eligible For Support Under This Scheme Through The Portal https://pmcaresforchildren.In
The PM CARES for Children Scheme was launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 29th May, 2021 to support children who have lost both the Parents or legal Guardian or Adoptive Parents or Surviving Parent to COVID-19 pandemic during the period starting from 11th March 2020. The objective of the Scheme is to ensure comprehensive care and protection of Children in a sustained manner, and enable their well being through health insurance, empower them through education and equip them for self-sufficient existence with financial support on reaching 23 years of age.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development shall be the nodal Ministry for execution of the scheme at the central level. Department of the State/UT government dealing with the Juvenile Justice set up in the State shall be the nodal agency at State level. The District Magistrates shall be the nodal authority at District level for execution of the scheme.
The scheme is accessible through an online portal i.e. https://pmcaresforchildren.in. The portal has been introduced to all the States and UTs on 15.07.21 and the States/UTs have been asked to identify and register the eligible children on the portal. Any Citizen can inform the administration regarding a child eligible for support under this scheme through the portal.
Ministry of Finance
Delhi Customs seize outbound undeclared diamonds valued at Rs. 1.56 crore
The Delhi Customs on 16th December 2021 seized a consignment of diamonds being sent out of India, having 1,082 carat weight. The officers of Air Cargo Export Commissionerate, Delhi on the basis of suspicion, examined a consignment declared as ‘plastic hot fix’ with a value of Rs. 5000/-.
On examination, a packet containing pouches of cut and polished diamonds was found concealed very ingeniously in the packets of’ plastic hot fix’. The packet of diamonds also had the hot fix pasted on it to avoid detection.The detected diamonds are valued at Rs. 1.56 crore. The said consignment was destined for Hong Kong. This appears to be a unique case of sending diamonds out of the country through concealment in the parcels through air cargo. This is one of the largest seizures of polished diamond at Air Cargo Export, Delhi in recent times. Further, Investigations are on.